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Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
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Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria

Peer-Reviewed Publication HARVARD UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW AND CLOSE-UP OF CRESOMYCIN BOUND TO THE BACTERIAL RIBOSOME OF THERMUS THERMOPHILUS. CREDIT: YURY POLIKANOV/UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO A new antibiotic created by Harvard researchers overcomes antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have rendered many modern drugs ineffective and are driving a global public health crisis. A team led by Andrew Myers,...

Superbug killer: New nanotech destroys bacteria and fungal cells
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Superbug killer: New nanotech destroys bacteria and fungal cells

RMIT UNIVERSITY IMAGE: A FUNGAL CELL (GREEN) INTERACTING WITH A NANOTHIN LAYER OF BLACK PHOSPHOROUS (RED). IMAGE MAGNIFIED 25,000 TIMES. CREDIT: RMIT UNIVERSITY Researchers have developed a new superbug-destroying coating that could be used on wound dressings and implants to prevent and treat potentially deadly bacterial and fungal infections. The material is one of the thinnest...